Vietnamese expats in US celebrate Tet in virtual gathering
The Embassy of Vietnam in the US hosted a virtual gathering on February 5 for the first time to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) with Vietnamese people and international friends living in the US.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc (right) and his spouse host a virtual gathering on February 5 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) with Vietnamese people and international friends living in the US. (Photo: VNA)
Washington D.C (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in the US hosted a virtual gathering on February 5 for the first time to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year)with Vietnamese people and international friends living in the US.
Connecting Hanoi and about 30 locations across the US, theevent was attended by more than 200 guests, including Vietnamese-Americans;Vietnamese nationals working and studying in the US; and foreign friends, manyof whom have been playing an active role in strengthening the Vietnam-US tiesover the past years.
Former senior director for Asia at the US National SecurityCouncil Evan Medeiros, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nirav Patel, US Ambassador KennethQuinn and World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and the PacificVictoria Kwakwa were also among the guests.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha KimNgoc and his spouse conveyed the warmest greetings to all the guests.
Hebriefed the guests on Vietnam’s successes last year despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, sayingVietnamese representative offices in the US have coordinated well to arrangerescue flights and urged local authorities to ensure safety and legitimaterights of Vietnamese people.
Ngoc also praised the concerted efforts made by Vietnamesepeople in the US to overcome hardships and support the local response to thecoronavirus pandemic, saying Vietnam’s achievements and progress in the bilateralrelations cannot be made without contributions of theVietnamese community and international friends in the US./
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc (right) and his spouse host a virtual gathering on February 5 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) with Vietnamese people and international friends living in the US. (Photo: VNA)
